August results days always generate plenty of column inches and this year was no different. ASCL’s view was sought on a range of issues, including the
regional disparity in A level results, the number of students
resitting maths and English GCSE, and the
growing popularity of GCSE Spanish in comparison to French and German.
The start of September saw the release of
ASCL’s roadmap for a sustainable education system. The paper, which examines what should reasonably be expected of schools and colleges and how they should be resourced to deliver those responsibilities, received coverage on
Sky News and in
The Independent, as well as in
TES and
Schools Week.
A typically busy start to the new academic year was compounded by the delayed release of Ofsted’s plans for the new inspection system. ASCL’s
response to the announcement was featured by the
BBC,
The Guardian, and
The Times, among others. ASCL General Secretary Pepe Di’Iasio carried out interviews for local and national radio and television, as well as penning an opinion piece for
SecEd entitled: “Ofsted is not the answer to ‘raising standards’ and never can be”. You can read that article
here.